Kara Byrnes, of our Jacksonville office, prevailed on summary judgment in a first-party property damage dispute. The defendant-insurer invoked its right to appraisal prior to plaintiff filing suit. Once suit was filed, several motions were filed and argued, including a motion disputing the venue of the case, a motion pertaining to untimely service of process, and a motion requesting to stay the case pending a criminal investigation against the plaintiff. The plaintiff argued the insurer waived its right to appraisal by litigating the case and participating in these various motions. Kara argued, and the court agreed, that the insurer properly demanded appraisal and that the litigation the insurer had participated in to date was administrative in nature, and thus the insurer did not act inconsistently with its right to appraisal.